CROSS COUNTRY

Laughlin named Conference Carolinas Runner of the Week

September 25, 2013

MISENHEIMER, NC — Pfeiffer University’s Chris Laughlin has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas Cross Country Runner of the Week during week number three of the 2013 season, the league announced Wednesday morning.

In his first collegiate competition, Laughlin led the way for the Falcons cross-country team, finishing third overall in the Bulldog Stampede, hosted by Wingate University. Laughlin ran the 8-k course in a time of 28:25, two seconds behind the second place finisher and helped the Falcons to a second place finish.

Laughlin and the Falcons have two weeks to get ready for their next race, the Hagan Stone classic on Oct. 5 in Greensboro.